Dan Wilinsky Rookie Profile [1/2]

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NAME

DAN WILINSKY

VITALS

18, 6 FOOT 1, 200 LBS

HOMETOWN

EDMONTON, AB

POSITION

RIGHT WING

SHOOTS

LEFT

JUNIOR TEAM

PRINCE ALBERT (WHL)

 

AFTER COMPLETING A MEMORIAL CUP CHAMPIONSHIP IN HIS 17 YEAR OLD SEASON WITH THE PRINCE ALBERT RAIDERS, DAN WILINSKY, SIGNED A MINOR PRO DEAL WITH THE OTTAWA LYNX. HE DECIDED TO SKIP THE NHL DRAFT AND PURSUE HIS HOCKEY DREAMS WITH THE UPSTART VHL. HIS SIGNING CAUSED LITTLE FAN FARE, BUT DAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN UNDERDOG. HE HOPES TO HAVE A SOLID SEASON IN A DEPTH ROLE ON A STACKED LYNX TEAM TO HELP HIS DRAFT STOCK FOR THE VHL DRAFT NEXT SEASON. 

 

 

PROS

WILINSKY IS GIFTED WITH AN ELITE LEVEL SHOT, THAT HE ADMITS WORKING ON, IN HIS PARENTS BASEMENT. ACCORDING TO HIS FAMILY THE CLOTHES DRYERS HAVE A VERY DANGEROUS EXISTENCE AND NOT A LONG LIFESPAN. HE OFTEN OVER MATCHED COMPETITION WITH THE ACCURACY AND POWER IN HIS RELEASE. COMPARABLE: JOHN LECLAIR

 

GROWING UP, DAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE BEST AND FASTEST SKATER ON HIS CLUBS. ENTERING INTO THE VHLM, HE WILL FIND HIS SPEED WILL HAVE TO BE MORE OF A WEAPON AND WORK ON IT EVEN HARDER AS HE NO LONGER WILL BE ABLE TO SKATE HIS WAY OUT OF TROUBLE. DAN GETS TO TOP SPEED IN NO MORE THAN 3 STRIDES AND GIVES OPPOSING DEFENDERS FITS WHEN HE GETS GOING THROUGH THE NEUTRAL ZONE. COMPARABLE: MIKE MODANO

 

EVER SEEN A PLAYER STICK HANDLE IN AN ACTUAL PHONE BOOTH. DAN CAN. AND HE CAN MAKE IT LOOK EASY. MORE THAN A FEW OPPONENTS HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES TIED UP IN KNOTS TRYING TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE PUCK, WHEN WILINSKY STARTS TO DANGLE. COMPARABLE: PAVEL BURE

 

CONS

DISCIPLINE, DISCIPLINE, DISCIPLINE. THAT SEEMS TO BE A WORD DAN CANT GET HIS HEAD AROUND. ITS ALMOST AS THOUGH HE CANT HEAR THE WHISTLE AND CONTINUTES WITH THE ROUGH STUFF. HE NEEDS TO WORK ON NOT LETTING OPPONENTS GET UNDER HIS SKIN, AND TAKE HIS FOCUS OFF HIS OFFENSIVE ABILITIES

 

I DO REALLY BELIEVE DAN HAS NO IDEA OF HIS OWN END OF THE ICE. SOMETHING HE WILL DESPERATELY NEED TO WORK ON AT THE PRO LEVEL. NOT ONE TO VENTURE PAST HIS OWN FACEOFF CIRCLES, HE SEEMS OVERMATCHED AND SOMETIMES UNWILLING TO PLAY DEFENCE.

 

HES STILL GROWING INTO HIS FRAME AND HIS STRENGTH WILL NEED SOME WORK AT THE NEXT LEVEL. DAN NEEDS TO FIND A GYM BUDDY AND MAKE THE TEAM FACILITIES HIS SECOND HOME. HE HAS A GOOD BUILD BUT JUST NEEDS TO WORK ON THAT ASPECT MORE. HES GOTTEN AWAY WITH IT SO FAR BUT PLAYING WITH GROWN MEN WILL CHANGE THAT.

 

 

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Review:

It isn't 500 words like it's supposed to be as per guidelines, but it's been like a month and already approved so it's fine with me. @oilmandan

Possibly if you could throw in a little more description just to make it look official with 500 words that would be nice.

It'd also look better if it was fully capitalized. It looks a little messy because of it. But other than that, it's a great write-up.